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Published: April 17, 2002

State to Take Over Schools

After years of failing test scores, the long-beleaguered Roosevelt school system in Nassau County is about to make history as the first district in New York to be taken over by the state, officials said. PAGE B6

Balloon Ban Floated

A county legislator on Long Island wants to ban the intentional release of more than five helium-filled balloons at once. PAGE B5

Cuomo Makes It Official

In the formal opening of his campaign for governor, Andrew M. Cuomo offered an attack on Gov. George E. Pataki's record. PAGE B1